Wiederkäuen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- regurgitate verb To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
- ruminate verb To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- rumination noun The habit of going over the same distressing thought again and again without ever reaching a resolution.
Senses
Wiederkäuen is used for these senses in English:
- regurgitate Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.
- ruminate (intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- rumination The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
regurgitate — full definition
- verb To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
- verb To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.
- verb To repeat (information) verbatim or by rote, typically after learning it without actual comprehension.
- verb To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
ruminate — full definition
- verb To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- verb To meditate or reflect.
- verb To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.